Golden marbles belong to autumn!
Golden marbles, also known as vase orchids, vases of orchids, are evergreen or semi-evergreen shrubs of persimmons in the persimmon family.
1 Appearance
The roots and stems are grayish-black, the branches are thorny, and the young branches are often hairy. The single-leaf alternate surface is shiny.
The flowers are blue and white, the flowers are shaped like a bottle, and the fragrance is like an orchid, so it is also known as a bottle orchid.
Hermaphroditic, female plants after flowering, fruit shapes are round, oval, conical, flat, gourd and so on.
The fruit, initially green, matures into golden, orange-red, bright red, etc.
2 Distribution
It is distributed in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River Basin in Sichuan, Guizhou, Chongqing, Hunan, Hubei and other places. In addition, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian produced old crow persimmon and golden marbles in the same family, the same shape and color (bark, leaves, fruits are the same), the difference is that golden marbles do not fall leaves in winter. The crow tree leaves all fall off in winter.
3 Botany characteristics
Golden marbles are long-lived shrubs that can last up to 1,000 years. Most of them are hermaphroditic, a few are hermaphroditic, females bloom more and bear more fruits, males only flower and do not bear fruit, and there are more male flowers than female flowers in hermaphroditious plants, and there are fewer hanging fruits.
4 Habits of life
Prefer warm, humid climate, not very hardy; like light and slightly tolerant of shade; strong germination, resistant to pruning; strong adaptability, long life; suitable for growth in loose, fertile, well-drained neutral or slightly acidic loam soil, the pH requirements are not strict.
5 Viewing characteristics
Golden marbles are mainly used as bonsai and potted plants for ornamentation.
Golden marbles leaves are colorful, the flower shape is peculiar, the flower fragrance is rich, the fruit is like a bunch of red Lanterns are covered with branches, the fruit period is up to 8 to 9 months, from the "eleventh" to the New Year's Day, the Spring Festival, the leaves are green and fruity, reflecting each other, full of vitality, for the leaf, flower, fruit, shape of the good wood.
5 Propagation methods
Golden marbles can be propagated by sowing, splitting, root cuttings, branch cuttings, grafting and other methods.
6 Golden Marbles Bonsai
Golden marbles iron dried branches, dense leaves, fragrant flowers, autumn red fruits bright and pleasing to the eye, the length of the stalk is moderate and the fruit hanging time is long, the fruit hanging period is up to half a year long, for the fruit viewing bonsai tree species.
7 Methods to promote bonsai fruit hanging
Good water and fertilizer, light and other conservation management to promote golden marbles to hang fruit.
Golden marbles are dioecious, and generally only females have ornamental value. Promote golden marbles hanging flowers, a method of pollination of male plants, this method is not very practical.
Another method is to graft the female plant with the male plant to form a tree with both female and male flowers, so as to ensure annual fruit. By grafting, make it hermaphroditic and promote flowering and fruiting.
The grafting method is mainly grafted, and it can also be budded. The grafting time is best in the spring, because the spring temperature is suitable, the sap begins to flow, the healing is fast, and the effect is good.
8 Bonsai maintenance
Golden marbles bonsai should usually maintain sufficient sunlight and good ventilation of the environmental conditions, such as insufficient light will affect the results, in the hot summer should be slightly shaded. Golden marbles are not very hardy, the area north of the Yangtze River needs to enter the room for wintering, the temperature can be maintained above O ~ C, pay attention to ventilation, light transmission.